Pilates Instructors
Kinga Night was born in Budapest, Hungary, and quickly found her passion in sports. She began competing as a rhythmic gymnast internationally at age 11. While attending a high school for professional athletes, Kinga also began a career in dance, and held feature roles in numerous theatrical productions, including CATS. She majored in Rhythmic Gymnastics at the University of Physical Education in Budapest, and coached her own rhythmic gymnastics team before leaving for the United States in 1990 to further her education and career. Kinga received a dance scholarship to the renowned STEPS studio in NYC. Her performing career eventually led to appearances on stage and television in more than 30 countries. In 1998, now making Orange County, California her home, she returned to physical fitness. She became a member of AFAA, and taught numerous fitness formats before falling in love with Pilates. Kinga received her Pilates Certification from Aline Studios, a studio in Orange County that specializes in personalized, one-on-one training. She has been teaching Pilates full-time since 2002.
Cory Bufkin is a classically trained ballet dancer and has spent the last 16 years intensely studying and perfecting her craft. She began her career as a company member of Central West Ballet in Modesto, California and continued her education with various other ballet schools such as American Ballet Theater. After graduating high school, she lived in New York while attending the New School University and performed with the Joffrey Ballet School. The Joffrey Ballet School was where she was first introduced to mat Pilates. Eventually moving to Orange County, Cory performed with Inland Pacific Ballet as well as Ballet Pacifica. She graduated from the University of California Irvine and now holds her BFA in Dance/Performance. At UC Irvine Cory studied Pilates under Diane Diefenderfer. She continued her education and received her certification through Diane's studio, Studio du Corps. Cory is excited about sharing her knowledge of dance and Pilates as a Body Awareness Pilates Instructor.
